Black-spotted Cuscus vs water-apple

Spilocuscus rufoniger compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Black-spotted Cuscus is Critically Endangered while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spotted Cuscus	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phalangeridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Spilocuscus	Syzygium
Species	Spilocuscus rufoniger	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spotted Cuscus	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spotted Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.

Black-spotted Cuscus

The Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is a species in the genus Spilocuscus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.